Sega Nomad

The Sega Nomad is a portable video game console released by the Sega Corporation. It has a colour screen and can play most games designed for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, as it shares similarities with the hardware of the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive)

Genesis Nomad

Also known as	Sega Nomad
Manufacturer	Sega
Type	Handheld game console
Generation	Fifth
Release date	NA: October 1995
Discontinued	NA: 1999
Media	Sega Genesis ROM cartridge
CPU	Motorola 68000
Display	3.25-inch backlit color screen AV connector 320x224d (NTSC)
Sound	Mono speaker Headphone jack
Power	6 AA batteries, 4 hours
Predecessor	Game Gear Mega Jet

It cannot be used with the Sega CD and Sega 32X unless special modifications are made. But such special modifications may not be safe.

Fewer than one million Genesis Nomads were sold.

History

The Mega Jet, a portable Mega Drive designed for airplanes and cars, provided the design inspiration for the Genesis Nomad.

The Sega Genesis was Sega's entry into the 16-bit era of video game consoles.^[1] In Japan, Sega released the Mega Jet, a portable version of the Mega Drive for use on Japan Airlines flights. The Mega Jet requires a connection to a television screen and a power source, and so outside of airline flights can only be used in cars equipped with a television set and cigarette lighter receptacle.^[2] On planes, the Mega Jet was connected into armrest monitors. It had a limited consumer release in Japanese department stores in 1994 but did not see success.^[3]